Baseball

ORU tabbed second in Summit League; Omaha picked to repeat

Feb 05, 2015

ELMHURST, Ill. - The Oral Roberts University
baseball team has been tabbed to finish second behind Omaha in the
Summit League Preseason Coaches poll, announced Thursday.

ORU and UNO each received three first place votes, with the Mavs
receiving 23 total points to the Golden Eagles' 21 points. South
Dakota State was picked third with 17 points and North Dakota State
received 15 points for fourth, while Western Illinois (8) and IPFW
(6) rounded out the poll in the fifth and sixth spots
respectively.

The Golden Eagles make their return to the Summit League after
two seasons in the Southland Conference. In their previous 15 year
stint in the Summit League (1998-2012), the Golden Eagles won 15
consecutive league tournament championships.

UNO is the two-time defending regular season champion, but has
not been eligible for postseason play due to NCAA Division I
transition regulations. The Mavs are in their final season of NCAA
Division I reclassification and are ineligible for the postseason
in 2015.

Representing the league last season in the NCAA tournament was
NDSU after winning its first Summit League Tournament
Championship.

The Golden Eagles open the season at home February 13 against
Memphis. For more information and updates about ORU baseball,
following @ORUBaseball on Twitter
and visit ORUAthletics.com.